The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-23


his greatest effort SO far this season
on this measure. 1t will probably be
made q special order, as there are
other bills on the same subject to be
considered. Notably among them is
the Dillon bill. The House was in
Committee of the whole nearly the
entire day.
The House convened at the usual
time on the 18th, with barely quorem
present. The entire day, was spent in
committee of the whole. not a bill
being passed. 1t forwarded about
twenty-five bills 10 third reading.
Among the more interesting bills so
forwarded was the Manly school book,
State University bill, TO which much
less opposition was shown than was
expected. The bill regarding the
printing of the proceedings OF the
boards Of supervisors, Will probably
pass. Notwithstanding the objections
of his Excellency.
The House at its morning session on
the 18th inst, passed bills: to incor-
porate the village OF Hadley, Lapeer
county; Co regulate the delivery OF
grain by railway companies; TO require
the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad Com
pany 10 either operate its line between
Palmyra Junction and Adrian City or
abandon it: TO make an appropriation
for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at
Flint. At the afternoon session bills
were passed regulating the fees of Of
ficers in criminal cases; 20 amer the
act providing for the floating OF logs
and timber in the streams of the State.
| This being the time fixed for dis
custom of the bill granting the right of
suffrage TO women the House went in
10 committee of the whole, with IL
under discussion. Representative
Dougherty moved that all after the
enacting clause be struck out. After
lively discussion in which quite a
number of members took part, the mo-
ton TO strike out prevailed, and the
measure went on the table.
STATE ITEMS.
The Owosso Reporter is a new
venture.
"A Charity Ball is being talked of
at Bay City.
"A lady served as one Of the cleo.
ton clerks at Big Rapids.
The Catholics of Deerfeld ara
building an $4,000 church.
A snow white canary bird is
owned by resident of Hartland.
The erection Of the new Catholic
Church at Bronson has commenced.
"A business Mems Protective AS
ISOLATION has been organized at Tekon-
sha.
A st. Clair gas and fuel company
is now engaged in sinking its sixth
well.
Eleven Of the fourteen lawyers at
Allegan are members of the Episcopal
Church.
Three tramps, rather than be ar
rested, swan across the river at Kali
amazoo.
Forty natives Of Holland have
recently settled in the vicinity of Kali
amazoo.
The Pomana Grange of Berrien
| equity ilcb ~ DtilVu ildlbOi low
days ago.
"A deputy sheriff of Oakland
county was recently thrashed by a man
go years old.
East Saginaw cast majority Of
l,205 votes in favor of issuing $4,000
sewer bonds.
Lieut. Gov Macdonald is said to
contemplate giving his friends ban
quet at Lansing.
The citizens OF Livingston voted
bonds for the erection Of suitable
county buildings.
There is some talk among out
side parties of starting an evening
daily at East Saginaw.
The peppermint industry viii be
quite prominent one this season ut
Burlington and vicinity.
Work on the international tunnel
at Port Huron has stopped on account
OF u lack of suitable timber.
Nearly three million young gray
ling and trout were recently deposited
in saginaw Bay by the state Fish Com
mission.
Italians 20 the number of two
hundred have pass, d up through the
State on the way TO the Sault branch
railroad.
1t Is charged that John Doyle, Of
Milwaukee, drew orders on the town
shin poor fund for his own benefit